Anita Houseknecht
There are approximately 1 people named Anita Houseknecht living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Anita with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Houseknecht. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Anita
124K
Alive today
Named Houseknecht
1.1K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 124K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1957
Average age: 62
Top Census group: White (61.5%)
Estimated bearers: 1.1K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #26,068
Per 100K: 0.33
Top ancestry: White (96.7%)
First name trend
Anita: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Anita. The peak year was 1957 with 5,831 births. The average person named Anita today is 62 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Anita
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Anita, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 61.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Anita described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Anita at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White61.5% · 101,129
- Black or African American14.0% · 23,071
- Hispanic or Latino13.7% · 22,446
- Asian and Pacific Islander7.4% · 12,119
- Two or more races2.5% · 4,028
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 1,530
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Houseknecht surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Houseknecht, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 96.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Houseknecht described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Houseknecht at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White96.7% · 955
- Hispanic or Latino1.5% · 15
- Two or more races1.2% · 12
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.4% · 4
- Black or African American0.1% · 1
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 1
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Anita has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0361% of the US population, based on 123,726 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Anita right now.
The surname Houseknecht appears at a rate of 0.33 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0003%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Anita Houseknecht. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Anita Houseknecht: questions and answers
How many people are named Anita Houseknecht?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Anita Houseknecht. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0361%) with the surname frequency (0.33 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Anita Houseknecht?
We classify Anita Houseknecht as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Anita a male or female name?
Anita is predominantly female. Out of 215,683 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Anita profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are named Anita Houseknecht?
Find out how many people are called Anita Houseknecht on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.